Door-hanger.



No. 839,619. I PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906'.

P. A. MYERS.

DOOR HANGER-- APPLICATION Mum AUG.4,1905.

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No. 839,619. y PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onrion.

PHILIP A. MYERS, OF ASHLAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO F. E. MYERS AND BROTHER, OF ASHLAND, OHIO, A COPARTNERSHIP.

DOOR-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Application filed August 4, 1905. Serial No. 272,627.

To ctZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP A. JMYERS, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DoorHangers, of which the following is a specification, reference be ing had therein to the accompanying drawmgs.

This invention relates to door-hangers, and

more particularly to that class known as sliding barn-door hangers, in which the door is uninclosed and preferably free to swing around an axis extending horizontally in the direction of travel of the door.

It is the object of my present invention to provide a construction whereby the door may be readily adjusted both vertically and laterally, so as to not only adjust or regulate the height of the door relatively to the track on which it travels, but also the position of the door relatively to the building or structure to which it is applied, so that the lower edge of the door may be brought into proper relation to the floor, sill, or other surface over which it travels, while the body of the door may be maintained at the proper distance from the building or structure which supports it.

Among the more specific objects of my invention are: the provision of a door-hanger of this character in which the mechanism for laterally adjusting the door is such as to prevent any longitudinal movement of the door independently of the wheel-supports and wheels from which the door is suspended, so that when the door is pushed either forward or back the wheel-supports and wheels will move in unison with the door and no quivering or hesitating of the structure will occur at the beginning of the movement of the door; the provision of simple, compact, and effective mechanisms for eflecting the vertical and lateral adjustments of the door, and the provision of means for preventing derailment, so related to the adjusting devices that their operativeness is in no way affected by changes of adjustment.

To these and other ends my invention consists in certain novel features, which I will now proceed to describe and will then particularly point out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a structure embodying my invention in one form. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of one of the hangers detached and viewed from the outer side thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the inner side of the hanger. Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of the outer face of the upper portion of the wheel support. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the inner face of the lower portion of the wheelsupport. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of one of the hangers, the door and track being shown in section, as well as the clip or stra by means of which the hanger is connected to the door. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken on the line as so of Fig. 2 and lookingin the direction of the arrows. Fig. 8 is a similar view taken on the line 'y y of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 9 is a detail sectional View taken on the line 2 z of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 9, showing a different adjustment of the parts. Fig. 11 is a detached elevation of the eccentric by means of which the lateral adjustment is effected. Fig. 12 is a plan section of the same, taken on the line w w of Fig. 11 and looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 13 is a view of a double or tandem hanger.

Referring first to the construction shown more particularly in Figs. 1 to 12, 1 indicates a building having a doorway 2 and door 3. 4 indicates a suitable track located above the doorway, on which track the door hangers which support the door travel. Ordinarily there are two of these hangers, as shown'in Fig. 1, located one near each end of the door. Each hanger in its preferred form comprises an upper portion provided with a wheel to travel upon the track, and a lower portion secured to the door and pivotally connected to the upper portion so as to be free to swing relatively thereto around an axis parallel with the track, the connection being a readily-separable one. Referring first to the upper portion, which constitutes what may be termed the trolley, it comprises a grooved wheel 5, adapted to fit and travel upon the track 4, and a frame or wheel support, (indicated as a whole by the referencenumeral 6.) This wheel-support comprises in its constructions an upper member or part 7 and a lower member or part 8 so united as to be vertically adjustable relatively to each other, the upper member carrying the wheel and the lower member carrying the connection for the lower portion of the hanger, so that the adjustment of the two members regulates the distance of said connection from the wheel and track. The upper member 7 carries the j ournal-pin 9, on which the wheel 5 rotates, and is preferably formed into a housing 10, which incloses the upper portion of the wheel. Said upper member extends downward below the track and has formed integrally with it or otherwise secured to it a hook-shaped guard or keeper 11, which extends under the track and above the lower edge thereof, acting in conjunction with the grooved track-wheel 5 to prevent derailment of he hanger. The guard or keeper being in permanent relation with the portion of the wheel-support in which the wheel is mounted, the various adjustments of the hanger will not affect its relation to the track and wheel. The lower member 8 of the wheel-support is provided at its lower end with apertured lugs 12 to receive the pivot- .pin or pintle 13, by means of which the lower portion of the hanger is connected to the upper portion. These lugs are offset relatively to the body of the member 8 in such a way as to bring the said lugs under and in the vertical plane of the track, as clearly shown in Fig. 6. The adjustable connection between the members 7 and 8 is effected by the provision of a vertical slot in one of said members, through which slot extends a bolt carried by theother member and serving'to clamp the two parts together, the meeting faces of the two members being provided with interlocking projections and recesses to hold them firmly in adjusted position. In the particular con struction shown, which is that which 1 prefer, the lower member 8 is provided with a vertical slot 14, and the upper member 7 is provided with a bolt or threaded stud 15, which may be formed integrally therewith, as shown, and which extends through the slot 14 and projects beyond the same sufficiently to receive a nut 16, by means of which the members may be clamped to gether. In order to preserve the correct alinement of the parts, the member 7 is provided with a guide-rib 17, which fits and slides in the slot 14. The member 7 isprovided with a tooth or projection 18, preferably arranged in duplicate on opposite sides of the rib 17 and located immediately adjacent to the bolt 15. The member 8 is provided with corresponding recesses 19, located on opposite sides of the slot 14. When the nut 16 is released or removed, the two members may be adjusted to any desired position, according to the height which it is desired to give the door, and may then be permanently united by engaging the projections 18 with of the coupling member.

the corresponding recesses 19 and turning the nut 16 until the parts are firmly clamped together. The lateral guiding devices formed by the guide-rib 17 and slot 14 hold closed between the meeting faces of the two members. The lower part of the hanger comprises a plate 20, preferably in the form of a U-shaped strap or clip embrac.ng the upper edge of the door and secured thereto by bolts 21. The upper or horizontal portion 22 of this plate or strap is provided with a circula bearing-aperture 23,in which fits so as to rotate therein a disk 24, having an enlarged head 25, which extends outward under said horizontal portion of the plate 20, and thus holds the disk 24 in position in the bearing-aperture 23. In order to accommodate the head 25, the plate 20 may be located above the top of the door or the door may be recessed to eceive said head. 26 represents a coupling member carried by the disk 24, with the axis of rotation of which said coupling member is eccentrically related. The coupling member 26 is in the particular construction shown in fixed relation with the disk 24, being preferably formed in one piece therewith, and is provided with a plurality of diametrically-a ranged apertures 27 radiating from the center of the coupling member, as shown. These apertures 27 receive the pivot pin or pintle'13, which is adapted to pass through any two opposite openings 27 The coupling member is adapted to fit between the connecting-lugs 12 of the upper portion of the hanger, and in order to maintain the parts in proper relation and afford parallel bearingsurfaces between the couplng member and lugs 12 the coupling member is preferably made in the .orm of a polygon having opposite parallel external sides which fit against the corresponding faces of the lugs 12, the

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apertures 27 being at right angles to said bearing-faces. In the present instance the bearmg member is shown as octagonal 1n form, but the number of its sides may be varied.

It will be observed that the disk 24 constitutes a member mounted in the lower portion of the hanger so as to rotate around a vertical axis and by its rotation to alter the position of the coupling member 26, which it carries, relatively to the central vertical plane of the door. Thus in Fig. 9 the parts are shown in such a position that the center of the coupling member lies in the central vertical plane of the door, in which position of the parts the pivot-pin 13 passes through the two openings 27, which are in line with the axis of revolu tion of the rotatable member or disk 24. In Fig. 10 I have shown another adjustment of the parts, which brings the door as close as possible to the building or structure to which it is applied, and in this case the pivot-pin 13 passes through two other openings 27 at right angles to the openings used in Fig. 9. Rotation of the member or disk 24 through one hundred and eighty degrees from the position shown in Fig. 9 will permit the pivot-pin 13 to be used in conjunction with the same openings as in the case of Fig. 10, but will move the door to its maximum distance from the building or structure. Intermediate positions using different apertures 27 will give different adjustments toward and from the building or structure. It will thus be seen that the means carried by the lower portion of the hanger for adjusting the door toward and from the building may be readily utilized for that purpose by simply disconnecting the pivot-pin 13 until the desired adjustment is effected, again connecting the parts after adjustment. It will also be observed in this connection that while the means for effecting lateral adjustment of the door are carried'by the lower portion of the hanger the means for effecting vertical adjustment of the door are carried by the'upper portion of the hanger. It will be further noted that since the lateral adjustment of the door is effected by means of parts rotating around a vertical axis there is no possibility of the door moving forward independently of the upper portion of the hanger or trolley when the door is pushed to slide it along. This independent movement of the door which causes the quivering or hesitation of the structure at the beginning of its movement is apt to occur where the lateral adjustment of the door is effected by means of parts rotating around a horizontal axis transverse to the line of travel of the door unless special pro vision is made to prevent rocking of the door and trolley upon the transverse axis thus provided. The employment of an eccentrically-connected member rotating around a vertical axis avoids this difliculty.

It will be observed that the pivot-pin 13 not only serves as a detachable coupling between the upper and lower portions of the hanger, but also constitutes a pivotal axis parallel with the track and around which the door is free to swing laterally with respect to the track and trolley or wheel-support. It will further be noted that this pivotal axis lies immediately under and in the vertical plane of the track. The pivotpin may be held in position by any suitable meansas, for instance, by means of the split pins or keys 28, which are shown as passing through its projecting ends.

It is obvious that various modifications in the details of construction may be made without departing from the principle of my invention. For instance, it is immaterial as to which of the two members 7 and 8 carries or is provided with either one of the two cooperating sets of interlocking, guiding, and clamping devices, and it is also immaterial, as already stated, whether the clamping devices comprise a fixed bolt or stud and clamping-nut or an ordinary clampingscrew. In an application filed of even date herewith I have shown another form of the eccentric coupling member rotating around a vertical axis, and this feature of my invention, broadly claimed herein, is not limited to the specific embodiment here chosen for purposes of illustration. It will also be apparent "that my present invention is not limited in its application to the specific form of hanger shown, provided with a single-track wheel, and in Fig. 13 I have illustrated my invention as applied to what is known as a tandem hanger in which the trolley or wheelsupport is provided with two trackwheels, arranged the one in advance of the other. In either case the construction which I have devised is highly advantageous, but particularly so in connection with the tandem hanger, for the reason that it renders it possible for the wheel-support or trolley to adjust itself to any portions of the track which may be deflected from a straight line, the wheel-support being free to turn around the vertical axis provided by the rotatable member or disk 24, so as to assume different angular positions relatively to the central vertical plane of the doorl In this way the wheels may follow the sinuosities of the track without binding thereon.

From a consideration of the foregoing and other obvious modifications it will be understood that I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of construction hereinbefore described, and shown in the accompanying drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising a wheel-supporting frame consisting of two members, a track-wheel carried by one of said members, the other member having a door connected thereto, means for vertically adjusting said members relatively to each other, and means whereby said members are locked in rigid engagement after adjustment, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising a wheel-supporting frame consisting of two members, a track-wheel carried by one of said members, the other member having the door connected thereto, meansfor vertically adjusting said members relatively to each other, one member having locking-recesses, projections carried by the other member and adapted to engage said recesses, and a clamping-bolt carried by one of said members, the other member being vertically slotted for the passage of said bolt, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising a wheel-supporting frame consisting of two members, a track-wheel carried by one of said members, the other member having the door connected thereto, one of said members being provided with transverse interlocking recesses, projections carried by the other member and adapted to engage said recesses, guiding .devices en aging in a vertical plane to prevent lateral displacement, and means for clamping together said members, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising a wheel-supporting frame consisting of two members, a

track-wheel carried by one of said members, the other member having the door connected thereto, one of said members being provided with transverse interlocking recesses, projections carried by the other member and adapted to engage said recesses, guiding de vices engaging in vertical planes to prevent lateral displacement, and means for clamping together said members, said means comprising a clamping-bolt carried by one of said members, the other member having a vertical slot for the passage of said bolt, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising a wheelsupporting frame consisting of two members, a track-wheel carried by one of said members, the other member having the door connected thereto, a vertical guide-rib, a stud-bolt and a transverse tooth or projection carried by one of said members, the other member having a slot for the bolt and rib and recesses for the tooth, and a clamping-nut mounted on the bolt, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger consisting of upper and lower portions pivotally connected, the lower portion carrying the door, the upper portion comprising a wheel-supporting frame consisting of two members, a track-wheel carried by one of said members, and a guard-hook or keeper extending above the lower edge of the track and in fixed relation to the wheel, means for vertically adjusting the other member relatively to the first-mentioned member and a pivotal connection for the lower portion of the hanger carried by said second-mentioned member, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising two portions, a track-wheel carried by one portion and the other carrying the door, and means for laterally adjusting the door, consisting of a member rotatable around a vertical axis in one portion of the hanger, and a second member connected to said rotatable member in eccentric relation thereto, and also connected to the other portion of the hanger, substantially as described.

8. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hangercomprising an upper portion and a track-wheel carried thereby, a lower portion carrying the door, a member rotatable around a vertical axis in the lower portion of the hanger, and a second member connected to and eccentrically located relatively to said rotatable member, said second member being also connected to the upper portion of the hanger, substantially as described.

9. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising an upper portion and a track-wheel carried thereby, a lower portion carrying the door, a member rotatable around a vertical axis in the lower portion, and a coupling member connected and eccentrically located relatively to said rotating member on an axis parallel with the track, said coupling member and the upper portion of the hanger being also connected, substantially as described.

10. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising an upper portion and a track-wheel carried thereby, a lower portion secured to the door, a member rotatable around a vertical axis in said lower portion, a coupling member connected to and eccentrically located relatively to said rotatable member, and a removable pivot-pin passing through said coupling member and the lower part of the upper portion of the hanger parallel with the track, substantially as described. 1

11. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising an u per portion and a track-wheel carried there y, and a lower portion, a plate carried thereby and secured to the door, a disk mounted to rotate around a vertical axis in a bearing in said plate, a coupling member eccentrically mounted on the disk and having diametrical pivot-apertures extending therethrough at different angles, and a removable pivot-pin passing through said coupling member and through the adjacent part of the upper portion of the hanger, substantially as described.

12. The combination, with a track and a door, of a hanger comprising an upper portion, a track-wheel and parallel pivot-lugs carried by said upper portion, and a lower portion a plate carried thereby and secured to the door, a disk mounted to rotate around passing through the pivot-lugs and coupling lo a vertical axis in a bearing in said plate, a member, substantially as described' coupling member eocentrioally mounted on In testimony whereof I aflix my signature said 1dilsk and haying a golygplnalfibogly with in presence of two witnesses.

para le opposite acesa apte to t etween 7 the pivot-lug of the upper portion of the PHILIP M1 hanger and diametrioal pivot-apertures eX Witnesses: tending through said coupling member at HARRY S. SMITH, different angles, and a remoVablepivot-pin PERCY MCDOWELL. 

